Tips & Features
Oak Duke: Notes from a two-buck season in New York
I was fortunate to enjoy two successful deer hunts during the 2023 season in New York. The first was during the archery season, and the second at the tail end of the regular firearms season
For ice tackle, there are lessons to be learned from tournament anglers
There’s a fallacy in the world of hunting and angling – and maybe it’s as old as the first salesman – that spending more money translates to more successful endeavors. It’s the “you get what
Shopping for new trail cams? Be wary of megapixel ratings
If there’s one thing that’s had the largest impact on deer hunting the past two decades, trail cameras take the top spot. I could make a case for digital mapping platforms now available at our
Minnesota’s Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Create a ‘Smitty Sled’ for thin-ice angling
In my decades of ice fishing, I can’t remember such crazy fluctuations in temperatures and ice conditions. It seems to be a bit reminiscent of last year’s season, and it makes me wonder if this
The taste test – video
“Tackle” Terry Tuma says fish can quickly reject a bait if it doesn’t “taste right” to them, so keep a close eye on your rod tip and line movement so you can quickly hook a
Too cold to fish? Using down time to search out new lakes pays dividends
Recent frigid weather largely landlocked most ice anglers, but it was the perfect time to put some effort into doing some lake prospecting. Researching new lakes allows you to eliminate mediocre lakes and find the
Vic Attardo: Small New York lakes produce lots of winter largemouths
The lakes in central New York were locked and loaded. Traveling around from Otsego to Canadarago, even to the still waters of the Erie Canal and every little farm pond in-between, we found the ice
Steve Piatt: This year, I’ll fish more after devoting 2023 to preparing for a mountain goat hunt
I’m still handling some posthunt details, focused mainly on the mount that will hopefully be coming home later this year for a spot on the wall.
Wisconsin’s Leah Saffert, age 10, catches 50-inch, 34-pound muskie through the ice
Fishing with her dad and brother, 10-year-old Leah Saffert, of Rice Lake, Wis., was tending tip-ups on Minnesota’s Lake of the Woods when she hooked, and then landed, a 50-inch muskie Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023,
